Playa Negra This past week was holy week so me and a couple of other teachers (John, Paul, Cory) went to Puerto Viejo. Holy week is the week before Easter and is a big deal in Latin American countries. We left Tuesday morning and came… Read More »Puerto Viejo: The Caribbean side of Costa Rica
This past weekend I decided to go to Bocas del Toro with a fellow teacher of mine for the weekend because we had to do a visa run. Bocas del Toro is a group of islands located about two hours from the Panamanian and Costa… Read More »Bocas del Toro, Panama
This past weekend on Saturday I went to a music festival called Holi One. It’s wasn’t really a music festival per-say but rather an all day concert. The origins stems from India, and is the Indian festival of colors. The sprinkling of colored powder or… Read More »Holi One!
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Just learned the basics in how to ride a motorcycle. The street I live on is very quiet and has very little traffic so it is a perfect street. I was initially terrified and was hesitant to try but peer pressure made me overcome any… Read More »Learning to ride a motorcycle
This past weekend I visited la Fortuna, a town at the base of Arenal volcano. Arenal volcano is Costa Ricas most famous volcano and has made an appearance in movies After Earth. The town received it’s name after the 1968 eruption of the volcano. The… Read More »La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano
I have been teaching for almost two months now and everything is going well. I am teaching with two different companies: the first one is Intercultura a language institute in Heredia(the city I live in and about a 20 min walk from my house), the… Read More »My Schedule
This past weekend, on Saturday I went to a concert called Life in Color and it was phenomenal. Side note: In the states it use to be called Dayglow but changed its name in 2012 to appeal to a global market. Life in Color features… Read More »Life In Color
The Computer Keyboard The computer keyboards here are not the same as they are in the US, making them quite difficult and annoying to use. Why do I use them then…? Good question. It is because I have to. In order to successfully lesson plan… Read More »An Unexpected Difficulty
My past few weeks have been pretty interesting and filled with a lot of job searching and apartment searching. Here’s what’s been happening: Part-time: I got the part time job at Intercultura: I am working on Saturdays from 9:00-12:00 and on Monday and Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:30… Read More »My past few weeks in Costa Rica